Allah the Almighty had blessed Choudhry Sahib (ra) with countless blessings and honors. He had been to great palaces and chambers of the world and had met great personalities.
However, by nature he was a very humble person. Simplicity and dervish-like nature were the salient traits of his life. For one, he was very frugal in spending on himself but very generous in spending in the way of Allah and in helping the poor and the students.
For instance, whenever he went to Central London by District Line, he used to walk to East Putney Underground station instead of Southfields station. He would take this longer walk, so that he could probably save one penny on the tube fare. Generally, most people started their journey from Southfields and did not care for the tiny difference in the fare in exchange for a shorter distance.
Hazrat Choudhry Sahib used to save one penny per travel, he mentioned it to others and urged them to do the same.
I clearly remember him telling in his speeches that people used to argue with him as to what did he save by doing so, to which he replied, “One penny.” They would then ask what benefit do you get.
He would reply again, “One penny.” Hazrat Choudhry Sahib used to relate this in detail. He used to tell in his style that though apparently it was saving of one penny only, but continued savings like that would add up to hundreds and thousands of Pounds.
On such occasions he used to quote the Persian proverb: قطرہ قطرہ شود دریا (Drop by drop forms a river).